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IT l>KPE\'I>< nN YOVK PI’LL. — . ! It is funny is it nut? hows<*moofl co me got * How a man who undeniably is dull In a muncij al race often get- the lead ing place; He can do it if he only has the “pull.” Will it ever come to pass that then will not he a class Who in lieu of sense or merit has a “pull?” .—John A’. fìtti/. •.-------- — A COMPETENT WITNESS. “William Look! Tell us William, win. He may lack both wit ami skill made you?” incompetent to fill William, who was considered a fool, Any office, by the thickness of his screwed up his face, and lc< ked thought skull, fully and somewhat bewildered. “Mosts But your dollars you may bet, the po- I 1 s’pose.” bition he can get, That will do,” said Counselor Grey, And with ease, if he's only got the addressing the court. “The witness says “pull.” he supposes Moses made him; that is an We are startled now and then, nt the intelligent answer, more than I thought him capable of giving, for it shows he has ignorance of men Who in high places often make a some faint idea of Scripture. I submit that it is not sufficient to entitle him to mull. And wo wonder how on earth they are be sworn as a witness capable of giving evidence.” chosen for the berth; “Mr. Judge.” said the fool, “mTiy I ax Well the reason is: because they had the lawyer a question?” a “pull.” “Certainly,” said the Judge. “Weil then, Mr. Lawyer, who d’ye sup- There are aidermen we know, who. with p< sc made you ?” boodle, long ago, “Aaron, I s’pose,” said Counsel)« r Took precious care to fill their p< ekets jrrey, imiuitating the witness. full, Af.erthe mirth had s 'mewbat subsided Yet we cannot make denial they were the-tvitness drawled out: “Wall, ne-< w. never brought to trial, Undoubtedly, because they had a we do read in the book that A. a run <.!.<«• made a calf, but wheel a tin tight the “pull.” darned critter had got in here!" **’ • If votir license has a flaw’, or you vio- The Judge ordered the man to l>e late the law, sworn. A conviction it is easy to annul, It matters not how great is your crime r F\^ I ■ ’ ■ against the st ite, r > ■ u r i ■ • . / Provided you have only got a “pull. In the highest lowest class« B from the senate to the ma?s<s, Horn«;numerous « xanq les you may cull, Of the easy way you can carry any plan, That is Jf vou onlv have a ‘pull." < - Shall we then ever secure h< ne. t poli- ti< s, and purr, When x \\ ¡11 not the J lib- lie gull? COPYRIGHTS. C \ V I Oli. \ c . . 7 f Fot » ani'.« r i .. i I i b t < ,*i mn. writc lo al I S X A ( <).. v. h. > li ». <• ■ | i ., i ;, »c lt.• cxpi*ri< ni • in th■» i i*1 ’■ ’ l>.i in » .»i>• 11 n• . h - tloris tir < •>nf! 'nti.il. A IIiimlbank <>f In- forni ilioii loti'i'tinnu ¡’rm-iit- nm b<>./ tu o!. tnm tu« iu fi'nt fr- • •. Al* > ii < pim I i oi tutelimi, irai nn<| «ch'i tili : i • <a . • . t r Patcntii la'..'i thi Mm.ii Co. rcccive • pi'ial luti <• ti *’ .< . i.iffih ••rei pii . .nj tl.u. aro biouri t vi / t,< r t-i I enif,.. out c< «t tu ii. • in. :.•■>■. ' i« «pi..|i<! t n,.| r. wi i klr. • I. . nniiy nl<, «i i r, • •yi.irtbc lnrci'»t «• icuI'i’p.n «>t i n* .•< ..•!.!■ « Hki ittic « t Il illdini; E 44. ni. inotithlv, <7j » , .ir. .;e < ' . i tifili plaU'H. Ili C'i’ .. -, I J • . , ,| ,, . , ,. h«ni’< i. wll h pli.n«, i iati' i : I •>i <| . , tu .» • lati-.* <1 ..«i.« unj n ■ 'tra i- A 'ili ML'MN & CU., kui c, J<,1 Ino ..in,